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2010 SESSION

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Senate Committee on Transportation

Chairman: Yvonne B. Miller

Clerk: Bonnie W. Shelhorse
Staff: Alan Wambold, Caroline Stalker
Date of Meeting: January 21, 2010
Time and Place: 2:00 p.m/Senate Room B

S.B. 9 Safety belts; makes nonuse thereof a primary offense.

Patron: Blevins

Safety belts.  Makes nonuse of safety belts a primary offense.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 46.2-1094 of the Code of Virginia, relating to use of safety lap belts and shoulder harnesses.

10100095D

S.B. 107 Learner's permit; DMV to issue restricted permit if person is 19 or older and court has authorized.

Patron: McDougle

Restricted learner's permit.  Authorizes the Department of Motor Vehicles to issue a restricted learner's permit if the person is 19 years of age or older and a court has authorized or issued a restricted license to the person.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 46.2-324.1 of the Code of Virginia, relating to requirements for initial driver's license; restricted permit.

10102680D

S.B. 200 Rumble strips.

Patron: Blevins

Rumble strips.  Provides that rumble strips shall be installed on highways in the Commonwealth having speed limits of at least 55 MPH.

A BILL to require installation of rumble strips on highways in the Commonwealth having speed limits of at least 55 miles per hour.

10101070D

S.B. 219 Safety belt use for persons under 19 years of age.

Patron: Howell

Safety belt use for persons under 19 years of age.  Requires safety belt use by those under 19 years of age who are occupying the rear seats of motor vehicles.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 46.2-1094 of the Code of Virginia, relating to safety belt use by occupants of motor vehicles.

10100354D

S.B. 228 Pedestrians crossing highways.

Patron: Barker

Pedestrians crossing highways.  Clarifies the duties of vehicles to stop to allow pedestrians to cross highways at marked crosswalks.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 46.2-924 of the Code of Virginia, relating to pedestrians crossing highways.

10100941D

S.B. 229 Safety belt use.

Patron: Barker

Safety belt use.  Extends requirement for safety belt use to all occupants of a motor vehicle, not just those in the front seat.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 46.2-1094 of the Code of Virginia, relating to safety belt use.

10100933D

S.B. 254 Commonwealth Transportation Commissioner; advertising for bids; construction.

Patron: Miller, Y.B.

Commonwealth Transportation Commissioner; advertising for bids; construction.  Provides that the Commonwealth Transportation Commissioner may let projects costing below $300,000 to contract. The bill further provides that the Commissioner may, at his discretion, build or maintain any of the roads by state or local employees as he may designate, in cases of emergency or on projects costing not more than $600,000.

A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 33.1-185 and 33.1-190 of the Code of Virginia, relating to transportation projects; Commonwealth Transportation Commissioner.

10102723D

S.B. 255 Commonwealth Transportation Board; rules and regulations.

Patron: Miller, Y.B.

Commonwealth Transportation Board; rules and regulations.  Provides that any rules and regulations promulgated by the Commonwealth Transportation Board shall be developed in accordance with the Administrative Process Act.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 33.1-19 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Commonwealth Transportation Board; rules and regulations.

10102858D

S.B. 321 Motorcycles driving two abreast; law-enforcement officers

Patron: Reynolds

Motorcycles driving two abreast; law-enforcement officers.  Allows law-enforcement officers on official duty to drive motorcycles two abreast in a single lane.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 46.2-857 of the Code of Virginia, relating to driving two abreast in a single lane.

10103364D

S.B. 351 Transportation programs; performance audit by Secretary of Transportation.

Patron: Obenshain

Transportation programs; performance audit by Secretary of Transportation. Requires the Secretary of Transportation to arrange for a performance audit of the Commonwealth's transportation programs.

A BILL to provide for a performance audit of transportation programs to be contracted for by the Secretary of Transportation.

10103659D

S.B. 391 Toll facilities; civil penalties for violation.

Patron: McDougle

Toll facilities; civil penalties for violation.  Places limitations on the amount of civil penalties that can be imposed for failure to pay tolls. A civil penalty may not be imposed for a second or subsequent offense unless the person was found liable for a previous offense. Civil penalties are limited to $2,500 in a calendar day, and $10,000 in a calendar year, in one court.

A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 46.2-819.1 and 46.2-819.3 of the Code of Virginia, relating to toll facilities; civil penalties.

10100153D

S.B. 405 Condemnations; highway construction.

Patron: Petersen

Condemnations; highway construction. Identifies VDOT as the party responsible for compiling interest accrued when the amount of an award in a highway construction-related condemnation proceeding is greater than that deposited with the court or through a certificate of deposit.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 33.1-128 of the Code of Virginia, relating to awards made resulting from a condemnation proceeding in which the amounts are greater or lesser than the amount deposited.

10102860D

S.B. 406 Salvage vehicles; maintenance and contents of records; daily reports.

Patron: Stuart

Salvage vehicles; maintenance and contents of records; daily reports.  Clarifies items that must be contained in the records that licensees maintain on receipt of any vehicles and allows governing body of any locality to require that the records be reported to the police. Further provides that licensees hold onto vehicles for at least 14 days before crushing them.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 46.2-1608 of the Code of Virginia and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 46.2-1608.1, relating to salvage vehicles.

10101683D

S.B. 435 TransDominion Express Commission.

Patron: Edwards

TransDominion Express Commission.  Establishes the TransDominion Express Commission, to be responsible, within the TransDominion Corridor, for identifying needed construction, reconstruction, improvements of or repairs to railroads and their facilities, and equipment to provide enhanced passenger rail service coordinated with freight rail opportunities within the corridor.

A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Title 33.1 a chapter numbered 10.3, consisting of sections numbered 33.1-391.16, 33.1-391.17, and 33.1-391.18, and to repeal Chapter 1041 of the Acts of Assembly of 2003, relating to the TransDominion Express Commission.

10102350D

S.B. 479 DMV records.

Patron: Watkins

DMV records.  Authorizes the Department of Motor Vehicles to use the National Change of Address System to update its customer records.

A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 32.1-292.2, 46.2-324, 46.2-342, 46.2-416, and 46.2-606 of the Code of Virginia, authorizing the Department of Motor Vehicles to access updated address information available from the United State Postal Service through the National Change of Address System.

10103851D

S.B. 518 Safety belt enforcement.

Patron: Norment

Safety belt enforcement.  Allows for primary enforcement of safety belt requirements when violations are observed by law-enforcement officers at traffic safety checkpoints.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 46.2-1094 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the use of safety lap belts and shoulder harnesses in motor vehicles; enforcement.

10102210D

S.B. 519 Vehicle license plates.

Patron: Norment

Vehicle license plates.  Provides for the issuance of only one license plate for all registered vehicles.

A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 46.2-711 and 46.2-715 of the Code of Virginia, relating to vehicle license plates.

10102523D

S.B. 522 Motorcycle dealers.

Patron: Norment

Motorcycle dealers. Doubles the radius of "relevant market areas" as that term applies to motorcycle dealers.

 A BILL to amend and reenact § 46.2-1993 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the definition of "relevant market area" as it applies to motorcycle dealers.

10102673D

S.B. 527 Motor vehicle dealers and manufacturers. 

Patron: Norment

Motor vehicle dealers and manufacturers.  Expands the definition of "franchised motor vehicle dealer" to include used car dealerships operating under the trademark of a manufacturer. The bill also defines the relevant market area applicable to dealers of heavy trucks  and limits the certain control that may be exercised over the development and operation of a motor vehicle dealer’s premises due to its franchise relationship with the manufacturer. The bill also addresses certain practices relating to warranty and sales incentive audits to guarantee motor vehicle dealers the right to return parts sent by automated ordering system. It also limits the power of a manufacturer to coerce the waiver of a motor vehicle dealer’s rights under any contract or other law; and to clarify hearing procedures. Finally, the measure requires that funds held by a manufacturer that are necessary to perform its obligations in connection with the sale of motor vehicles be deemed trust funds held in trust, and grants dealers the limited right to sell new car inventory as new for 90 days following the termination of a franchise.

 A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 46.2-1500, 46.2-1569, 46.2-1571, 46.2-1572.3, and 46.2-1573 of the Code of Virginia and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Article 7 of Chapter 15 of Title 46.2 sections numbered 46.2-1573.02 and 46.2-1573.03, relating to motor vehicle dealers and manufacturers.

10103661D

S.B. 539 Water-damaged vehicles.

Patron: Newman

Water-damaged vehicles.  Adds definition of water-damaged vehicles and exempts them from the salvage vehicle exam process. Also adds a $50 processing fee to the application process.

A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 46.2-624 and 46.2-1600 of the Code of Virginia, relating to water-damaged vehicles.

10102101D

S.B. 553 Increase transit use strategies.

Patron: Barker

Increase transit use strategies.  Requires the Secretary of Transportation to make an annual report to the General Assembly on actions taken to promote transit use, etc.

A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Article 15 of Chapter 1 of Title 33.1, a section numbered 33.1-223.2:23, relating to annual report of actions taken to increase transit use, etc.

10101506D